Table of Contents

Arnold Air Society

Page 2-3

Silver Wings Page 3

Honor Guard

Pages 3-4

9/11 Tower

Challenge

Page 4

Air Force Birthday

Page 4-5

POW/MIA

Ceremony and Vigil

Page 5

The EAGLE September 2018

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Arnold Air Society

Do you ever notice the cadets in the

detachment who wear the blue and gold cord on their

full service blues? Do you ever wonder what that cord

even means in the first place? Well, the answer is

clear, and for one, I am very honored to write this

article on an organization that I am proud to be a part

of. The people who don the blue and gold cord call

themselves members of the most prestigious service

organization in Air Force ROTC, the Arnold Air

Society.

Founded in the summer of 1947 by AFROTC

cadets at the University of Cincinnati, Arnold Air

Society is aimed towards its goals of service to

community, professional development of its members,

and honoring the United States Air Force. The Arnold

Air Society quickly gained popularity within Air Force

ROTC, so the number of local units, or squadrons, of

the Society quickly grew in the next coming years,

spanning the entire nation where there are

detachments. Today, there are hundreds of squadrons

across the United States in different college campuses

sponsoring Air Force ROTC.

From my personal experience, I can truly say that going through the 10 or so grueling

weeks of Candidate Class my first semester of ROTC has changed my life and who I am. You

get the best training from the best cadets in the detachment and there is nothing that can beat an

experience like that. People can be doing something other than going to Candidate Class like

going to parties or what not on a Friday night, but really, it’s the cadets who want to be in

ROTC, who want to be better people, who have their sights to commission into the world’s

greatest Air Force that are willing to come back for more training.

For the first semester of Arnold Air activities, it might seem like the organization is only

about training, Candidate Class, and nothing else, but there is much more to it. Outside of the

training aspect of Arnold Air Society, you have the opportunity to meet other fellow 100s, 200s,

or 250s who may not be in the same flight as you are in regular ROTC time. Part of being a

member of Arnold Air Society is working together and being a part of a family, a team. Through

meeting other cadets you may have not met before promotes that sense of camaraderie. You also

have the opportunity to go to regional and national conferences, Area and National Conclaves

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respectively, and network with other cadets or candidates who are going through the same

experience as you or are valuable assets to understanding more about what it truly means to be

an Arnie and what you can expect to do as an active member.

Overall, when it comes to deciding if you want to be a part of this organization, this

family, you need to prove two things about yourself to us: you really want to be here and you

really want to be a better person and cadet out of the Arnold Air experience.

-C/3C Park

Silver Wings

Silver Wings is a national, co-ed, professional

organization dedicated to creating proactive, knowledgeable,

and effective civic leaders through community service and

education about national defense. Three main objectives that we

push in our organization are personal development through

community service, leadership and professional opportunities.

We also educate others on civic awareness through military

exposure and education. Everyone who joins the organization is

part of a huge family. Our events are really fun and we

frequently team up with our sister organization, Arnold Air

Society! Currently, we are all excited and getting prepared to

attend ARCON for our region. ARCON also known as Area Region Conclave is a yearly

conference that takes place in different regions of the US. ARCON is a time when both Arnold

Air Society and Silver Wing members come together on how to improve joint relations on a

national and chapter level. ARCON consists of many meetings that focus on tips and tricks for

fundraising, recruiting, planning events and more. There are also fun social events and amazing

speakers who talk about their own leadership experiences. Arizona is part of the Western Region

of the US so we fall under region X. Our region’s ARCON will be in Prescott, AZ this year. The

dates for ARCON will be October 12-14. It will definitely be a blast!

-C/3C Hernandez

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Honor Guard Honor Guard is going through

significant progress. We have fantastic and

innovative administration that cares for its

actives and trainees. We currently have 14

actives and 14 trainees. Last week we had a

grand total of 347 hours of participation in the

club from our members. Our training officer,

Cadet Winters says, “Training is going well.

There has been some real improvement since

day one. The trainee movements are becoming

sharper each day, and they are looking forward

to rifles.” Also, 4 actives are preparing for our

club’s first ever competition at Embry-Riddle.

Cadet Root, the active training officer states,

“We have been approved to go to competition

by our cadre, which means they have faith in us

and support us. We have a lot of really good

ideas and concepts that I think will be really

impressive if we can get the sound, and timing

down just right.” We are raising more money to

gain opportunities compete more often. Being a

part of Honor Guard is a great experience and

we are more than a club, we’re a family.

-C/3C Locke

9/11 Tower Challenge

On September 11, Detachment 027

participated for the third year in the 9/11 Tower

Challenge at the Walkup Skydome. This

challenge consisted of climbing stairs to

remember the heroes who gave their lives 17

years ago climbing the stairs of the World Trade

Towers to save the lives of others. Detachment

027 had the largest number of participants and

continues to hold that record for the third year in

row.

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Air Force Birthday The world’s greatest Air Force turned 71 years old on September 18. Detachment 027

celebrated this with a warrior day competition that included a series of intense physical activities

such as ranger sit-ups, log carry, low-crawling, and pugil sticks.

POW/MIA Ceremony and Vigil

On September 20th, Detachment 027 carried out the tradition of honoring and

remembering the prisoners of war and missing in action during the annual POW/MIA ceremony.

Cadets listened to guest speaker, MSgt Jackson and watched color guard perform. In addition to

the ceremony, a vigil took place outside the detachment. Cadets took turns guarding the United

States and POW/MIA flags for 24 hours.

Upcoming Events!

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Luke Mudder: TBA

(Contact C/Aguilar for more information)

Army FTX: 19-21 October

(Contact C/Aguilar for more information)

Pumpkin Carving: 28 October

(Contact C/Perleberg for more information)

Dining In: 17 November

(Contact C/Sund for more information)